Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 1.28 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Puerto Rico, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Puerto Rico is 1.28 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.28 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
Puerto Rico ranks 63rd of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1987 | 0.0011 units per person | — |
| 1988 | 0.0025 units per person | +120.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0033 units per person | +32.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0058 units per person | +74.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0094 units per person | +62.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0167 units per person | +78.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0263 units per person | +57.0% |
| 1994 | 0.048 units per person | +82.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0779 units per person | +62.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0883 units per person | +13.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0976 units per person | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1534 units per person | +57.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2142 units per person | +39.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3459 units per person | +61.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4264 units per person | +23.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4307 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4467 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4829 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5217 units per person | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5778 units per person | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6427 units per person | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6763 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7251 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7878 units per person | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8416 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.833 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8496 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8951 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9066 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9344 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9937 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 1.01 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.02 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.06 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 1.12 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 1.21 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 1.26 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 1.28 units per person | +1.6% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 1.28 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.25 units per person, 1.0× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 1.28 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.13 units per person, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Puerto Rico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +120.1% | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0025 units per person |
| 1994 | +82.5% | 0.0263 units per person | 0.048 units per person |
| 1992 | +78.4% | 0.0094 units per person | 0.0167 units per person |
| 1990 | +74.0% | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0058 units per person |
| 1991 | +62.9% | 0.0058 units per person | 0.0094 units per person |
| 1995 | +62.5% | 0.048 units per person | 0.0779 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0008 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0738 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | 0.2142 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5276 units per person | 0.3459 units per person | 0.7251 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9075 units per person | 0.7878 units per person | 1.02 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 units per person | 1.06 units per person | 1.28 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 60 Belarus 1.3 units per person compare
- 61 Switzerland 1.28 units per person compare
- 62 New Zealand 1.28 units per person compare
- 64 Spain 1.28 units per person compare
- 65 Vietnam 1.28 units per person compare
- 66 Kazakhstan 1.27 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Puerto Rico
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.43 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 773,022 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.84 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2414 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 773,022 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 4.10 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Puerto Rico was 1.28 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 63rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Mobile cellular subscriptions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Mobile cellular subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.